Colonel
Joseph Snider
Letters
MS99-001

In May 1999, the West Virginia State Archives was
delighted to accept a donation of nine Civil War-era letters
written by Colonel Joseph Snider, commander of the 7th West
Virginia Infantry and 4th West Virginia Cavalry, to his daughter
Mary Edith. The letters were a gift from Ken and Connie Easley of
Tallahassee, Florida, and had been kept for years by Snider's
great-granddaughter, Amelia Lockard Moul.

The West Virginia State Archives welcomes the
donation of historical documents and photographs. Donated documents
will not only be preserved for future generations, but will also
allows researchers access to materials of which they might
otherwise be unaware. Such items are also available for use by
authors, documentary film makers and in exhibits at the State
Museum. For more information regarding the donation of private
collections, contact Joe Geiger, director
of Archives and History.